Canon wrote:
> For example, in MS Word, I can move a line from one place to another
> and simultaneously a file is stored on disk (which I can hear and see
> light). For every line I move I get a disk access. Other times the
> background job waits a few seconds and then makes an access to disk.
>
> I have 500MB of Ram so the problem is not paging or swaping, unless
> the VM size is somehow set too low which does not seem likely as I am
> using the XP default size.

That's the way Microsoft Office works.. It makes a ~*.tmp file while you
work on it to temporarily store changes in case something happens - it can
attempt to rescue your document.. It puts this file in the same directory
where you open the original - thus why it is a bad idea to work on files
while they are stored on a floppy diskette...

So - there's nothing unusual there - what other things make you think you
are being spied on?

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